For once the joke was on David Letterman — the talk-show host has admitted he was "duped" into thinking that Lindsay Lohan had agreed to appear on the "Late Show."

As Marquee previously reported, Lohan recently denied the "Late Show's" claims that she was set to deliver the Top Ten list tonight, tweeting, "I'm not sure how this happened, but I am sorry for the confusion."

The debacle began last week, following an episode in which he devoted his entire Top Ten list to Lohan and poked fun at the troubled star.

"The next day I get a call and it's a guy and he says, 'Lindsay thought the joke was hilarious.' Now you know Lindsay is gonna stand trial for stealing stuff," Letterman explained last night. "So the guy says, 'Lindsay thought that joke was hilarious, she wants to be on your show,' and I said, 'Great, great!' "

Letterman told the show's publicist to spread the word immediately.

"It goes around the world," he said. "People are just, 'are you kidding me? This is gonna be fantastic, this is gonna be like the Super Bowl'... And then Lindsay Lohan says, 'Oh, you know none of that's happening.' ...It turns out we were duped. And I have no one to blame but myself, and boy is my face red."

She didn't steal any thing the store neglected to ask her to payfor it. If I gave you a tank of gas, and didn't ask you to pay for it, and you left, and I called the cops is that fair?You and I know the clerk thought he was gona take it out in trade, and when his boss found out about it he yelled theft. Lindsay wouldn't hurt a fly.

Lindsay is no doubt a beautiful and talented young lady. It has been sad to see her go through so much trouble. I wish her the best and hope one day she decides to leave her problems behind and move on to a better life.

Would everyone PLEASE stop with the comments about Americans' dirty little minds loving a scandal! Have any of you ever even been to another country? Try just about anywhere in Western Europe...obsessing over scandal after scandal. STOP IT!

One more crack head trust fund child waiting to bite the dust. How sad. Too bad people can't stop enabling her, picking up the pieces, and let her bottom out?? Even our "JUSTICE SYSTEM" provides her a great "INJUSTICE". It serves no one to force an individual into rehab. She has clearly and loudly shown repeatedly that it is not on her agenda. Big waste of her time and tax payer dollars. Big waste of a life. Will we ever learn? How sad.

Top 10 Reasons the Lohan Family cannot possiby be embarrassed:
10 – Lindsay starred in Parent Trap as BOTH girls – WOW! , 9 – The Lohan family finally got out of their trailer, 8 – The dad finally got out of jail, 8 – The mom looks younger than either daughter when she has her makeup and teen clothes on, 7 – It's hard for MOST people to drive drunk, 6 – It's not Linday's fault her 'court dress' clung 'like white on rice.' , 5 – Rehab keeps failing the Lohan family. 4 – Booze and drugs are fun! , 3 – It's not like they have much to work with, 2 – America's current obsession is white trash reality. 1 – Linday has FABULOUS jewlery!

TO All actors and actresses and TV personalities pls pick up all ur acts together cuz u r just sndng the viewers mix reactions with some of u acting weird in ur life. if u want to stay longer in the business u r in pls. do show that u deserve to be where u r now. EVERYBODY PiCKUP ur ACTS TOGETHER.

There should be a top ten list on why Letterman should be off the air. He is only still on because of being late at night and imagine the viewer base at that time to keep him there...lol. Never was funny and has his own issues with staff in house and then buys his way out of harrassements. Yuppie...lol

With Mr. letterman pls when u r on TV pls act professional and dont just open ur mouth with nonsense then afterwards be apologetic. Pls grow up sir u r on camera and everybody is watching u. Be a good model 4 everyone.

Why does anyone with a brain really care about this train wreck of a girl who was, at best, a B movie has been child actress?? This girl is going to jail. It's about time she disappeared from the radar screen. Lindsay Lohan. Gimme a break.

That's what i love about this racist red neck country... never miss a chance to kick a person when they are down.. Can't even think beyond the blind angry rage inside that attacks anything moving to make themselves feel a little better about the miserable no life they live... The media has turned lohan into a magnet for this rage and all you robots can do is puke bile on command when the media jerks your chain... never realizing that it's the function of the media to keep you in a state of rage so you'll vote for fat pentagon contractors and support the rage and death machine..

I love lindsay lohan! Why? Because she slams it in your face what incredible hypocrites and vile people americans are.. which you can see if you just look at what is posted here.. Showing your true colors to the world! So much for the christian values I imagine a lot of them subscribe to.. no rational thought here.. just the rabid mad dog bark of the pathetically sick!

I agree with "Dave" on his comment...never was and same deal with Leno....they were both slotted at times on Carson and they were both lame in their comedy. The funny part is that most and I still laugh why they are still on the air after many years and never did nothing notible than stand up their to say what the comedy writers say. Robin Williams would of been the premier comedian host from that era and did go on carson and made many successful movies, ones of comedy and Leno/Letterman are just lame.

We are giving this so much attention because the American people don't know how to deal with what is happening to them and we need distractions to remain sane. While the governments in the Middle East are being toppled one by one by a growing grass roots movement towards democracy, the people of the United States are sitting by while our wealth is sucked away from us. This isn't a Democrat or Republican issue. It's not secularism vs. religion. It's a human issue and we are asleep at the wheel. I am afraid for my children. I am highly educated and I have travelled the world, worked in China and was even a USAF officer but I just don't know what to do. I have $10 in my pocket. Where is our hero? Where is our movement? Can anyone tell me how I can be that hero because I don't even feel like I have a voice anymore in this soup of misinformation?

What I find really saddening is the amount of people with a criminal history who can not find jobs because of their past, but the entertainment Industry seems to be immune. Why do past criminals keep on getting gigs and have people talk about them? Should be the same everywhere, it should be much harder for criminal actors/artists to find jobs instead of always giving them a second, third, fourth chance...

WHY SHE GETS SO MUCH ATTENTION ?????? BECAUSE
1. YOU ARE READING THIS
2. YOU PROBABLY COMMENTED "WHY DO PEOPLE CARE?"
3. YOU ARE STUPID!

DONT COMPLAIN IF YOU ARE PART OF IT.

I LIKE TO PAY ATTENTION BECAUSE IS LIKE A SHOW IT REALLY IS, MEDIA MAKES IT TO BE. WE CANT STOP IT. I HOPE SHE BECOMES A BETTER PERSON. BUT THE PROCESS IS HARD, AND I DO HAVE A LIFE BUT I LEARN FROM HER. WE CAN ALL RELATE TO HER ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. AND ALSO SHE IS A GOOD ACTRESS.

In ever religious book it says man is imperfect and we need to pay for our mistakes then forgive. why can't we let people get on with their lives without dragging them back through it again, again ??? Don't you think that they know they did wrong ??? they'll will have learned or will eventually. They also said to treat people like you want to be to treated. How would you feel if you ever put in the same situation and people were talking about you this way ???

Another case of a child star gone wrong. Now she's a junkie and a thief. It's sad. You can't help wishing that someone would help her without trying to take advantage of her, but I think she'd have to be taken out of the sphere of every person she knows in order for that to happen. Her so-called friends and her lousy parents are no help at all.

You know Letterman you just went to far and it was irresponsible for you not to check that it was a valid call in the first place. Now I'm no fan of Miss Lohan because of all the antics the rich and special think they can get away with,but you owe her a bigger apology than what you have given her so far. Plus start looking for some better staff that will cover your ass instead of hanging out to be flogged. Someone on your staff should have called. period.

Look there are people who live their lives through other peoples miseries which is what is the ratings bonanza they all fight for (and are the results of). The people that follow this crap are not likely to watch any of the great shows that get get cancelled because the majority of the TV veiwers are watching this kinda junk. Until this past election where the young people said ENOUGH and put Obama in office where most of the usuals would be apathetic and vote for Bush for a 3rd term . Point is this is a stupid country with stupid people as the majority. Just ask around who watches FOX NEWS and ask them what kind of education did you get? These are the people that don't let facts get in the way. They just want a story they can follow. As in SIMPLE for simple the minded DUH!!!!

I wish they would go ahead and revoke her probation then send her to prison for a few years. Maybe that would straighten her out. She really does seem to think she is above the law and normal rules of society dont apply to her.

She is a joke herself. I can't understand why she is walking around free. Her probation was violated in the eyes of the law that applies in every state. Somehow this chick who is now a cheap chick gets away with every bad move she makes and laughs at the courts and us little people all the way. Make me want to throw up!

Who Cares about LILO or David Letterman?...Late Nite Television is a Joke and Lohan USED to be a good lil actress but now some kind of a washed up Dope Fiend whos only in her 20's but looks like she's goin on 40...She's not HOT anymore she looks SICK!..

We already know how dimwitted and unreliable she is. I don't doubt it was a stupid joke on her part. She should have gone on to show she can stand up to the heat. It ususally goes away once people realize it doesn't bother the person. Does she think it only happens to her? Has she never poked fun at anyone? It was funny. Letterman is a nice guy to apologize even though I feel the sarcasim and his thought of the adsurdity of it all.

Yes, she is a human being – why then are we treating her as a godess? She can act – we ALL have skills and I haven't figured out why acting puts her ahead of us. She is an American and human – let her have all the same rights (w/out the perks) we do which includes, if found guilty of stealing or driving impaired, she must pay the penalty. What gives her the 'Get out of jail free' card just because she is much luckier than I am financially? And WHAT made Paris Hilton famous other than being born to a VERY rich family?

Lohan is tha Paris Hilton of the new decade. Famous only because she's famous. What novelty. I guess a lot of people relate to this kind of person in the early 20's 'party all the time', 'live off your parent's plastic', 'can't get a job', 'in and out of rehab', 'good for nothing', 'I want to live in la la land forever' generation.

Lindsay doesn't live off her parent's plastic. She's the one with the money. I think sometimes they try to live off her! She's been in many movies, so she does work. I'm not a Lindsay fan, and do agree that she needs to really get her head together before it's to late, but it can't be said that she doesn't work or that she lives off her parents.

Ok Lohan defenders, sorry but what has she done lately....Sorry, but she has turned into Hilton. She is an unemployed druggie. She git dropped like a hot potato from her last movie because no one wants to work with her.... because she is unpredictable....do you know what you have to do in Hollywood to be too unpredictable??? Look at Robert Downey, Jr and Charlie Sheen. Come on, she is a MESS.

"Ultimately, Letterman joked, "I need to apologize to the Lindsay Lohan family. I hope I didn't embarrass you, Lindsay, or your family.""
HOW can he embarrass her and her family? She's already an embarrassment to herself and her family.

Actually the joke is on Letterman. He makes fun of her but he would totally kiss her ass to get her on the show. I don't know if this was planned but if it was it was a brilliant joke. I am going to be on your show and then sike no I'm not. Then he apologized to everyone including her. The irony is everyone talking about how messed up she is and everyone can't wait to find out about her or get her on their show. It's Hollywood. Hopefully if she doesn't end up like John Bellushi she will "recover" from her problems and win an Oscar. Then she will be the strong talented woman who "overcame" her demons to have success. Though she does have problems it is funny how the media makes up the dramas in the first place.

I wonder that too. It's getting ridiculous how the media and TV show announcers talk about her ALL THE TIME and give her so much publicity. WHY? She's a no-body!!!! I am sick of hearing about her and all her "troubles". Let's hear news about people who do good things and are nice and kind!!!!

For the same reason shows like American Idol and other reality shows are popular. For the same reason some has an accident on the freeway and everyone has to slow down and hold everyone else's lives. Because American's enjoy watching other's misfortune and are addicted to knowing what everyone else is doing.

Umm, apparently Michael Lohan did this. It seems he and Lindsey thought it would be funny, but 'her people' nixed it. So...she's complicit in the mess. What a witch. She's a little loser who has nothing better to do.

…So you will forget the republicans stole your money, sent your kids to die in a phony bush war, sold out to insurance corporations and the idle rich. Could be worse, the GOP Top Ten is – Bring Back Prayer In School, Bomb Iran, Coal is Clean, Socialism, Abortion, War on Drugs, Gay Marriage, More Tax Cuts, Drill Baby Drill and Freedom Fries.

I find it hilarious to read peoples thoughts on someone elses life. Seriously if you made that much money and were around that many drugs who wouldnt have fun with it. People are not as old fashion as they once were. Knowledge about drugs are all over the net so the old fake ads that would tell you your brain is just like this egg on drugs are funny instead of informative. Shes a cute girl with a lucky break in life. How she is living it is up to her. If you dont like the way she acts or how she lives her life then stop watching her movies/shows and stop clicking on these links to read about her then comment on how much she sucks. Granted the media is constantly up her ass. If she J walks I promise you it will be on CNN's front page. Im sure she doesnt mind to much. Any publicity is good publicity.

@Robert – Atlanta: Way to go, buddy! Turn a completely entertainment-focused piece into a political rant.

Bring Back Prayer In School – I'll give you that, but is that "worse"?
Bomb Iran – When is the last time the GOP dropped a bomb on Iran?
Coal is Clean – Nobody, GOP included, thinks that
Socialism – Wrong party, see "Democrats"
Abortion – Wrong party, see "Democrats"
War on Drugs – What's wrong with that? Or should it be "Free drugs for everyone!"
Gay Marriage – Wrong party, see "Democrats"
More Tax Cuts – Thank you sir, may I have another!
Drill Baby Drill – Check out Obama's decisions after the gulf oil spill
Freedom Fries – Now you're just being petty

because the human mind want's to here the Dirty Stuff" that is the Devil in us' and it can really cause touble as we now know"some one put out a Good new's magazine one time long ago' and it Failed""""""""'the Mind want's bad New's"' the Devil in Us" really a shame that we let the Devil do us this Way"""""""

I'll tell you why... if YOU had a white dress that fit you the way her white dress fit her, and you looked half as nice as she does (...we're not talking smart, OK...) and if you were a man, you'd know why all the attention and you wouldn't have to ask such a stupid question.